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Grady County commissioners moved quickly this week to hire a noted Georgia attorney to represent the county’s interest in a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by the Georgia River Network and American Rivers in protest of the issuance of a 404 permit being issued for the construction of a 960-acre lake…

Grady County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to revoke all valid permits for activities permitted at the proposed 960-acre Tired Creek lake property and refund the money on a prorated basis.County Attorney Kevin S. Cauley recommended the action in advance of the opening of hunting season.“We are getting to the point in the project where…

The Cairo Messenger again this year will go to press a day early next week in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The deadline for classifieds and legal advertisements will be Friday, Nov. 19, at noon. The deadline for all display ads and news will be 5 p.m. this Friday. The Messenger will be closed Nov.…

Grady County voters have two very important choices to make in the upcoming Nov. 30 general election run-off election.Only two races will appear on the local ballot, but they are for statewide, nonpartisan elections.Incumbent Justice David Nahmias is being challenged by Tammy Lynn Adkins for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court.The other race on…

A legal challenge to the construction of the 960-acre Tired Creek lake was filed in federal court in Savannah Friday, but that did not prevent Grady County commissioners from closing on a $15 million bond issue on Tuesday.With the money now in hand to construct the dam and create the fishing lake, Grady County officials…

The city of Cairo is looking to save big on its telephone service by going to its CNS “Voice over Internet” protocol (VOIP) system.Currently, the city spends about $38,000 annually for telephone services from Windstream. City Manager Chris Addleton recommended to the council to switch from the telephone company to the CNS VOIP service.According to…

A dozen small computers were stolen from a Cairo High School classroom recently, and Cairo Police are following leads in the case. The school purchased the 12 Dell computer notebooks last year using grant money, and they were used in the school’s social studies’ department. A teacher had stacked the computers on his desk on…

The Grady County Board of Education unanimously approved the purchase of a portable metal detector and two wireless metal detecting wands for use at Cairo High School as part of what Superintendent Dr. Tommy Pharis is calling “one small piece of an overall program to insure student and staff safety.”“This is not a knee jerk…

There will not be a YMCA managed and operated recreation program in Grady County in the immediate future. That is what county commissioners were told Tuesday by Grady County Administrator Rusty Moye, who reported on his talks with Wylie Grady, Thomasville YMCA director. According to Moye, Grady is not able to take on the management…

The cane juice is cooked and bottled, early arrivals are camped and ready, and the 38th annual Mule Day in Calvary is unofficially underway in the south Grady community.The Calvary Lions Club and many volunteers have worked countless hours to prepare for this weekend’s huge event dedicated to honoring the backbone of early American agriculture.…